PARAVALVULAR LEAK OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR SELF-EXPANDING HEART VALVES
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Abstract
A system for replacing native valve function includes a prosthetic heart valve having a collapsible and expandable stent, the stent having a plurality of sections, and a valve assembly disposed in the stent. The system further includes an occluder device having an expandable body having a first end and a second end, a fastener coupled to the first end of the body and to a portion of the stent at a first position adjacent a first section of the stent, and a disk coupled to the second end of the body and to a portion of the stent at a second position in a section other than the first section.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A system for replacing native valve function, the system comprising:
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a prosthetic heart valve having a collapsible and expandable stent, the stent having a plurality of sections, and a valve assembly disposed in the stent; and an occluder device comprising an expandable body having a first end and a second end, a fastener coupled to the first end of the body and to a portion of the stent at a first position adjacent a first section of the stent, and a disk coupled to the second end of the body and to a portion of the stent at a second position in a section other than the first section. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for occluding a gap between a prosthetic heart valve and adjacent body tissue, the method comprising:
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delivering an occluder to the heart valve, the occluder including (i) an expandable body, (ii) a fastener coupled to one end of the body, and (iii) an expandable disk coupled to another end of the body; coupling the fastener to one end of the prosthetic heart valve; and coupling the expandable disk to the prosthetic heart valve at a position spaced from the one end. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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